DE FREITAS: Even this dynamic midfielder was a peripheral figure in a poor team performance. 5

MONTANO: Well down on what he can do. Maybe still feeling the effects of injury. 5

POPE: Worked hard as ever but couldn't do a lot with the scraps of service. 5

PYKE: Like Pope, had very little to feed off 5

Subs:

REEVES (Pugh, 60): Likely to feature more heavily this season 6

TURNER (Pyke, 61): Took his second goal in two league games well 7

WHITFIELD (Montano, 79): Stunning goal in the last minute 7

Not used: Subs: Davis, Gibbons, Boot, Tonge.

STAR MAN:

DAN TURNER

The star man would usually have to be on for longer than half an hour, but none of the players who started this game could, in all good conscience, claim a man of the match award. Turner gave Vale more energy and took his goal well to spark the late revival.